Sheet piling



"Feb. 12 1924.

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SHEET Prune.

Application filed May 11, 1923. Serial No. 638,280.

To all whom it may concern: F ig. 7 is a perspective view, showingon Beit known that I, ALBERT ALLEN MAR- a'somewhat smaller scale theconstruction 'rINnz, a citizen of the United States, IGSlClr shown inFig. 6.

ing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans Referring first to Figs. 1and 3 A repre- 5v and State of Louisiana, have invented cersents thewall, which is com osed of a series tain new and useful Improvements inSheet of'outside units A and A and interior Piling; and I do herebydeclare the iollowunits Aiallassembled as shown in detail in ing to be afull, clear, and exact description Fig. 3, in which the outside units Aand A? of the invention, such as will enable others have reverselydisposed grooves a, bounded 10 skilled in the art to which it appertainsto on one side by the inwardly projecting make and use the same.shoulders a and on the other side by the My invention relates toimprovements in ribs (0 which project inward slightly woodensheet-piling, and it is intended to further than the shoulders a, soform provide a oheap,-durable and efiicient piling stops for the end ofthe center unit A to that will serve as revetments for levees andprevent the center unit A from engaging other embankments, and may alsobe used the adjacent center unit, as shown most in the construction ofcaissons, cotter-dams, clearly in Fig. These center units have in thefoundations ofbuildings and for 0th ribs a which engage in the guidgrooves er purposes where a continuous wall or a as the center piles aredriven down he- 20 driven sheet-piling is desirable. tween the sidepiles, as shown.

My invention comprises primarily the Thus, it will be seen that when theparts construction of a wall of sheet-piling 0012- are assembled, therewill be a clearance space sisting of three separate parallel layers ofbetween the edge of one center pile A and sheet-piling interlocking, aswill be hereinthe edge of the other adjacent pile, which 25 afterdescribed, each unit being preferably clearance space will do no harm inthat part composed of a single piece of yellow pine of the wallprojecting above the water, and or other suitable wood, planed orotherwise that pile below the water will speedily bemachined to standardconstruction, as will come filled up with water bearing sediment, behereinafter more fully described. forming a substantially tight wall.

30 The wall as so constructed is suitably In the form of device shown inFigs. 6 and braced by heavy posts and stringers or 7, the constructionis similar, except that braces, in the usual way. the spacing ribs a areomitted from the My invention will be, more fully under side piles A andA but the center pile bestood after reference to the accompanying ing ofthe same construction as before.

5 drawings, in which like parts are indicated This form of constructionshownin Figs. by similar reference symbols throughout the 6 and 7 may bepreferable under certain several views, and in which: cases, as forinstance, where high walls are Fig. 1 represents the front elevation of.not required. The individual piles are the protecting wall constructedaccording to driven in the usual way, and may be held in r to myinvention, as seen from the riverside; place by suitable stringers B andbraces B and 0 and reinforced by the posts C, the whole be- Fig. 2 is asimilar view as seen from the ing connected together by the bolts 1) andD. rear or land side; 1 It will be seen that I provide sheet-pil- Fig. 3is a plan view on a larger scale. of ing structure, in which a wall isprovided,

to a portion of the wall; in which the individual piles are made ofFigs. 4: and 5 are detail views on a still single units, with the guideribs integrallarger scale, showing two of the units in therewith, theparts being constructed in a building up the wall, parts being brokenplaner or other suitable machine. away p This construction has specialadvantages -96 Fig. 6 is a plan view of three of the units, overcomposite construction, where the ribs showing a slightly modified formof conor shoulders of the grooves are separate struction; and piecessecured in place, which are apt to come out of a-linement causing theparts to bind, with the result that there is diflioulty in driving thepiles.

Moreover, by the construction shown in Figs. 1 to'3, there is more orless clearance at the joints, so that the units of the walls can have anopportunity to expand or corn tract, without causing the .Wall to buckleor bend out of shape.

The individual piles should preferably be made of hard pine, 'or othersuitable wood,

a which will be durable when in use.

While I have describedthe invention in its preferred form, it will beobvious that various modifications might be nade in the construction,combination, and arrangement of parts, which could be used withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, and I do not mean to limit myinvention to such details, except as particularly pointed V out in theclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is:

1. A wall of sheet piling comprising three parallel layers of verticallydisposed interlocking units, each outer unit being provided with a guidegroove on the inside near the edge thereof, with an inwardly projectingrib adjacent to said groove, and each central unit being provided withlaterally projecting guide ribs near one edge thereof adapted to engagein said grooves in the outer units, said central unit having itsopposite edge engaging respectively said ribs on the outer units,whereby the adjacent edges of said central units are separated by asmall clearance space, substantially as described.

2. A; wall of sheetpiling comprising three parallel layers ofverticallydisposed interlocking units, each outer unit being made of a singlestick of timber provided with a guide groove on the. inside near theedge thereof, with an inwardly projecting rib in tcgral therewith andadjacent to said groove, and each central unit being also made of asingle stick of timber provided with laterally projecting guide ribsintegral therewith near one edge thereof adapted to engage in saidgrooves in the outer units, said central unit having its opposite edgeengaging respectively said ribs on the outer units, whereby the adjacentedges of said central units are separated by a small clearance space,sustantially as described.

3. A wall of sheet piling comprising three parallel layers of verticallydisposed interlocking units, each outer unit being made of a singlestick of timber provided with a guide groove on the inside near the edgethereof, and parallel to said edge and each central unit being also madeof a single stick of timber provided with laterally projecting guideribs integral therewith near one edge thereof, parallel to said edge andadapted to engage in said grooves in the outer units, substantially asdescribed.

' ALBERT ALLEN MARTINEZ.

